METCELL™iseasytouse.Drypowderdissolveseasilyandclearintofreshcleanwater. Instructionsover.AVAILABLEin1.0Litreor5.0Litreplastictubwithmeasuringcupprovided

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METCELL™ClassAWaterThickenerForaBetterMortarMix

v IMPROVESMORTARWORKABILITY,BONDSTRENGTHANDDURABILITYOFFINISHEDMASONRY

v INCREASESPRODUCTIVITYONSITEANDMAKESLAYINGEASIER

v REDUCESMIXINGTIMEANDEXTENDSWORKINGLIFEOFMORTAR

v AVOIDSRELIANCEONAIRENTRAININGMORTARPLASTICISERSORBANNEDADDITIVES

v REDUCESAMOUNTOFWATERREQUIREDINTHEMORTARMIX

v RETARDSWATEREVAPORATIONANDAIDSBRICKWORKCURING

ASRECOMMENDED,AUSTRALIANMASONRYSTANDARDS;AS4773.1:2015ANDAS3700-2011

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METCELL™ isamethyl cellulosebasedwater thickenerwhich improves theworkability andquality ofmortar. It isrecommendedby

Australian Masonry Standards andmasonry SpecifiersandisNOT anairentraining additive (AEA).

Although many AEA’s havebeenoutlawed, theirusecontinuesonpoorly supervisedbuilding sitesanddespitestudiesshowingthat

thepracticecanhaveaseriousdetrimental effectonmortar quality .(1, 2,3)

1PARTGPCement

5 PARTCleanWashed

Beach orRiver Sand

Addanddissolveonepercent (1%)METCELL™ Water Thickener additive tovolume offreshcleanwater required forthemortarmix. E.g.10ml toeach1000ml,or50ml toeach5Litresofwater.Usethemeasuring cupprovided.

Approximately 1to1.5PARTFresh CleanWater

ThickenedwithMETCELL™

S SC W

S S

SMC

MIXING INSTRUCTIONS

Example: M3Classification Mortar Mix 1:0:5+Water Thickener

MORTAR MIXES

REFER AUSTRALIAN MASONRY STANDARDS, TABLE 11.1AS3700– 2011ORTABLE 3.1AS4773.1:2015

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REFERENCES1. BondStrength InMasonry Construction,Technical Note65,CementandConcrete AssociationofAustralia,2001.2. Durability OfMasonry Mortar, Technical Note67,CementandConcrete AssociationofAustralia,2007.3. TheInfluenceOfAirEntraining Agent OnBondStrengthAndMortar Microstructure, Sugo,H.O.;Page,A.W.;Lawrence, S.J.6thAustralasianMasonry Conference.

Proceedings ofthe6thAustralasian Masonry Conference: Adelaide,SouthAustralia, 12-13July2001(Adelaide11-12thJuly,2001) p.357-362.